London
(ANI):
American
actor
Patrick
Swayze's
'The
Beast'
bosses
have
praised
his
wife
Lisa
for
the
strength
she
has
given
him
to
continue
work
as
he
battles
pancreatic
cancer.
Swayze
has
been
battling
the
deadly
disease
for
a
year,
and
he
has
been
filming
cop
series
The
Beast
side-by-side
chemotherapy
treatment.
His
wife
of
34
years,
Lisa,
remained
a
constant
presence
beside
her
husband
on
set,
and
it
was
her
love
that
helped
rally
the
ill
actor,
according
to
producer
John
Romano.
"I
think
we
were
all
very
moved
by
the
closeness
and
humour
of
their
relationship," the
Daily
Star
quoted
Romano
as
telling
People
magazine.
And
the
producer
reveals
that
Lisa's
support
for
her
sick
husband
even
helped
shape
the
character
Swayze
was
playing.
"He
has
said
she's
half
responsible
for
the
creation
of
(Charles)
Barker,"
he
said.
The
show's
co-creator,
Bill
Rotko,
also
noticed
the
couple's
closeness,
and
is
sure
it
had
a
hand
in
the
evolution
of
the
show,
which
premieres
in
America
on
January
15.
"They're
a
creative
partnership.
After
takes,
he
would
go
talk
to
the
director,
and
then
go
talk
to
his
wife,
and
say,
''What
do
you
think?''
And
she
would
lean
in
his
ear," Rotko
said.
"They're
each
other's
rocks.
(Lisa)
has
a
quality
about
her.
When
you're
around
her,
you
feel
a
warmth
coming
from
her.
In
a
cold
Chicago
winter,
that
was
helpful," he
added.